A Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection, and a Best First Novel of 2000 as chosen by The Washington Post and Library Journal.

The Baltimore Sun

Readers who value insight and meaning will be interrupting one another to announce this new author's arrival.

Publishers Weekly

Sweetly comic.... Barkley's entertaining story provides humor and poignancy in equal measure.

Kirkus Reviews

"Terrifically entertaining...a thoroughly captivating debut. First novels don't get much better than this."

Washington Post

"...filled to the brim with fall-down funny scenes an vividly etched, unforgettable characters.

Stewart O'Nan, author of A Prayer for the Dying

"Death cars, Crown Royal, Rod McKuen and door-to-door sales. Money, Love is a gentle and funny coming of age that frames loss and innocence in completely American terms. "

Richard Russo, author of Nobody's Fool

"Fans of Michael Malone's Handling Sin will love Brad Barkley's Money, Love. It's a hilarious first novel by a very talented young writer. "